LNG supplier Nauticor and Fassmer are cooperating on newbuilding and retrofitting projects for ships with LNG engines. The first project to be conducted under the new cooperation was the commissioning and initial LNG bunkering of the research vessel “Atair” at the Fassmer shipyard. Fassmer was award
The subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes’ propulsion system will be expanded by a second set of propellers from Schottel. The vessel, built in 2017 for Van Oord, will be more flexible in its range of applications following the propulsion upgrade. Originally already equipped with two Schottel Rud
Transmission system operator TenneT is looking to construct 2 AC grid connection systems to link the offshore wind farms Kaskasi II and Gode Wind 3 to the associated HVDC sea stations. The tender call has been issued for all works from design to manufacturing, delivery and installation up to operati
JFD has expanded its Hyperbaric Rescue Facility (HRF) rental capacity in Singapore with a 12-man portable HRF. The HRF will be available from April 2020 onwards, the company informed through social media. The HRF will supplement the existing JFD offering, consisting of a fixed HRF at National Hyperb
Saga Subsea has, with its parent company Viking Kystservice, purchased a vessel to be utilized for inshore and nearshore marine operations. The vessel is specially built for survey and ROV operations but it has also been customized as a AUV support vessel on previous campaigns. Currently located at
Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has completed subsea installation monitoring work to support the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage project (CCS) in the North Sea.
Machinefabriek L. Straatman has successfully completed the production, assembly and test of a quick release ball joint with an inner diameter of 700 mm. This specific type of ball joint, also known as pinch ball joint, will be used on a cutter suction dredger. This typical Straatman design, which is
PGS has delivered final data for the Mawson multi-client 3D seismic survey covering North Carnarvon Basin of Australia. The Mawson 3D survey applied triple-source GeoStreamer 3D survey design and delivers seismic data with prestack AVO/AVA fidelity to image the deep Triassic fault blocks of the Oute
Subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has completed subsea installation monitoring work to support the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage project (CCS) in the North Sea. Developed by Equinor in partnership with Shell and Total, the Northern Lights project is the first of its k
Northrop Grumman has signed its first non-exclusive agreement to manufacture niobium-based connectors, the NiobiCon, a new way of making electrical connections underwater. NiobiCon enables power transfer and data exchange underwater without using seals, oil or moving parts. This technology was devel
Subsea manufacturing specialist Express Engineering is investing in a new £3.5-million assembly and test facility near its Gateshead headquarters in the UK, expecting to create another 30 jobs. Since embarking on a refocused business strategy at the end of 2018, Express Engineering has seen revenues
Lateral has launched a new marine growth removal tool, the FlexiClean Micro, for use by smaller remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to reduce costs and save time. The FlexiClean Micro is a smaller system that the previously released FlexiClean, which was launched in 2014. Lateral said it was respondin
Ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin has signed an agreement with DOF for the installation of 16 Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS). The deal comes with an option to extend the contract to 50 vessels in total. This is Optimarin’s biggest single agreement in the offshore segment and will see the
Royal IHC and the trade unions FNV, CNV vakmensen.nl, RMU and De Unie have today signed a covenant within the framework of the programme for the replacement of the Dutch Walrus class submarines. In this covenant, the parties have agreed to intensively work together when Royal IHC and its French part
